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You have to love that a game like Gettysburg: Armored Warfare exists. Conceived and put together by a one-man army, Danny Green, Gettysburg is budget priced at $10 and built on an inventive and engaging concept. Obviously it's not a unique idea, particularly to anyone who has read Harry Turtledove's book Guns of the South, which constructs the alternative history scenario of what if the Confederacy suddenly had access to AK-47s?

It's absurdist fun. How did Gatling guns, flamethrowers, zeppelins and artillery end up in The American Civil War? Who cares? Let's just see if Picket's Charge turns out a little differently if I'm supported by air-to-ground bombardment!

I'm inclined to give Gettysburg my nod as Game of the Week, but a lot remains to be seen about the implementation. The game is exclusively multi-player, with support for up to 64 players, and there's been no shortage of times where great ideas have met up with less than great execution. I sincerely hope that this is not one of those cases and that Danny Green is about to release something special, positioning him to be the latest Notch.

Also this week, Rayman Origins launches on the PC, and I have to admit that I'm inclined to finally pick this game up. I've hit a good lull, and after a season of gritty violence in the form of Mass Effect, Skyrim and Battlefield 3, a nice colorful vacation sounds enticing.

As for Game of the Week, in honor of Tiger Woods winning his first PGA event in some 900 days at Bay Hill yesterday with a solid 5 stroke win, I'll give the nod to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13. It's been a couple of years since I've picked up a golf game, and the idea of getting some virtual time in on the links is a soothing one.

LAN play, afraid not. It does work great in LAN though, but everybody does need an internet connection and an Xbox/PSN/Steam user account to join in... One of those painful cuts at the end. (But I've got this brand new review to make you happier!)